Ghana medical association and GRNMA alarmed by new COVID spikes and vaccine hesitancy
The Ghana Registered Nurse and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) are concerned about the spike in coronavirus cases around the nation as well as the unwillingness of the people to take the vaccine. According to the association’s projection, about 80,000 health workers (40%) out of the...
Read moreHealth analyst says – under 50% of Ghanaian health workers are fully vaccinated
Samuel Arthur, a health analyst has made a shocking revelation that the number of Ghanaian health staff that got the COVID-19 vaccine is less than 50%. Mr. Arthur made this revelation in an interview with Starr, showing increasing infections in the West African nation means it will be a herculean...
Read moreRemoval of COVID-19 Mask Mandate was a Mistake GIDC Explains
The removal of mandatory masking in public places has increased the number of active Covid-19 infections, according to a senior official working with Ghana Infectious Disease Centre (GIDC). Dr. Joseph Oliver-commey, an expert on public health, said that it’s a blunder for the country to invalidate the mandatory face masking...
Read moreGhana health service reports upsurge in COVID-19 cases
The number of new coronavirus infections in the Ghana has been increasing gradually, with a daily increase from 85 to 143, according to statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Between the end of June and July 13, 2021, the overall active infection count increased to 2,314 from 1,674. Within the...
Read moreNew Covid-19 cases in Hohoe include eighty-six hospital workers and six children
Hohoe Municipality records new Covid-19 cases involving six youngsters aged between 5 and 12. Out of the 6 youngsters, 5 received medication and were discharged. In the last case, a child aged 6 years is responding to therapy. From the first month of this year to June, a total of...
Read more35 Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Staff Contracts Covid-19
No fewer than thirty-five staff of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been infected by Covid-19. Reports from asaaseradio.com say 70% of the staff infected by the virus contracted it in the hospital while the remaining 30% were from external sources beyond the hospital. The hospital management circulated a note telling...
Read moreFive Monkeypox cases in Ghana
Ghana confirms 5 monkeypox cases. Ghana Health Service sources have said that the virus was found in Eastern, Western, and Greater Accra. Since May 24, 2022, GHS Director-General Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye has investigated 12 suspected instances. Europe, the US, and Canada are also facing monkeypox instances. One case was...
Read moreGhana has 452 current corona cases
The Ghana Health Service reports a steady rise in Covid-19 instances in Greater Accra schools and businesses. The Director-General of the Service revealed on June 6 that there are 452 current cases. Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said there have been no serious cases or deaths since early March. “We’ve documented 162k instances. 2,455,610...
Read moreGhana reports 26 active cases from June 3 to boost total close to 400
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported 26 active cases of COVID-19 from June 3, 2022, to date, raising the total of patients from 370 to 396. The GHS stated beside the current cases, there were no critical or severe cases. On international tourists arriving at the Kotoka International Airport, the...
Read moreAs Covid-19 cases increase, the Ghana Wellbeing Service promotes immunisation
The Ghana wellbeing Service is asking everyone to be immunised. As the number of Covid active cases rises, the Service is concerned that attempts to combat the illness may be futile since some Ghanaians are refusing to get inoculated. Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, Chief of Public Wellbeing at GHS, said that...
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